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US Military: 2 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - The NATO-led security alliance in Afghanistan says two U.S.
   soldiers were killed in an ambush in the eastern part of the country,
   bringing to nine the number of fatalities the U.S. military has
   suffered since the beginning of the year.

   In a statement Wednesday, the Resolute Support mission said the
   identities of the soldiers would not be released until their families
   had been notified. It did not share further details about how and where
   the casualties occurred.

   The Taliban claimed in a brief statement its fighters ambushed and
   killed two American soldiers in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak
   on Tuesday. The insurgent group's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said
   the attack took place in Sayedabad district.

   It was not immediately clear whether Mujahid was discussing the same
   incident that led to the death of American soldiers.

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